Monthly Archives: October 2021

Spring is showing its colours in a corner of our front garden. Anyone know what the white flowers are? They started with just a handful of tiny bulbs a bit smaller than hazelnuts a few years ago and have spread … Continue reading →

The serendipity of my “to be read” pile reflects the zeitgeist and tells a bottom-up story after several of my library holds arrived together by chance.

I went to pick up a pizza yesterday evening. The cheerful young women behind the desk asked if I’d had a good weekend. I said we’d just been to a concert of Indonesian gamelan music. She got quite excited. “I’m … Continue reading →